Güneşi Gördüm - I saw the sun
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Güneşi Gördüm - I saw the sun |
| Original title | Güneşi Gördüm |
| Country of production | Turkey |
| original language | Turkish |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 120 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mahsun Kırmızıgül |
| script | Mahsun Kırmızıgül |
| production |
Murat Tokat Ceren Aslan Menderes Demir |
| music | Mahsun Kırmızıgül |
| camera | Soykut Turan |
| cut | Hamdi Deniz |
| occupation | |
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Güneşi Gördüm - I saw the sun is a Turkish film from 2009. The film is about a Kurdish family who were expelled from their homeland in eastern Turkey. The screenwriter and director was Mahsun Kırmızıgül , who himself came from Southeastern Anatolia . The cinema release in Germany was on April 16, 2009.
action
The extended Kurdish family Altun lives in an Eastern Anatolian village near Kars . Haydar Altun is visually impaired, has three sons Ramo, Mamo and the feminine Kadri (Kado). Ramo has four daughters, one of whom is mentally disabled, and a wife, Havar. Davut Altun has a wife and three sons, the youngest son Azat lost a leg in a mine explosion, the other son Serhat has joined the guerrilla fighters, and others are fighting terrorists in the Turkish military. Ramo wants nothing more than a son. He threatens his wife Havar, whom he actually loves, with a concubine if she does not bear him a son. A fifth daughter is born at the beginning of the film. After persuading the family, Ramo for the time being renounces a concubine for Havar and "gives her one last chance". In fact, after a year, she gives birth to a son.
Serhat is shot dead during a military operation. As a result, the village is evacuated. Davut's family goes to Norway illegally, Haydar's family moves to Istanbul. Davut's family arrives in Norway after a difficult journey with other refugees and promptly falls into the hands of the Norwegian police, who want to send the family back to Turkey immediately. After describing their story, especially with reference to the lost leg of the youngest son, the Altuns convince the Norwegian authorities that they are granted residence and the son is treated. In spite of everything, it is true of Davut's family that home is a paradise, but it has been made hell. At the end of the film, Azat has a prosthetic leg and can walk again.
Haydar's family moves into an apartment in Istanbul. Kadri makes the acquaintance of the transvestite Cansu here. The feminine behavior of Kadri and now his acquaintance with Cansu repeatedly lead to brutal outbursts against him by Kadri's older brother Mamo. In the end, Kadri escapes and moves in with Cansu, who lives with her sick father and other transvestites who earn a living through prostitution. If there is an accident, uterine cancer is diagnosed and she is admitted to hospital. Since Ramo and Mamo work during the day, Kadri has fled home and Haydar is visually impaired, the eldest daughter is supposed to take care of her siblings during the day. One day, however, when she goes out to play and the grandpa is sleeping, the very young sister and the mentally handicapped sister decide to wash the youngest Serhat in the newly bought washing machine. Serhat had a fatal accident. Ramo, who wanted a son so badly, is devastated. The Turkish youth welfare office decides that the family cannot care for the children under these circumstances. All daughters are sent to a home. Ramo and Mamo begin the search for Kadri, whom they want to kill if he actually does become a transvestite. The search leads them into the transvestite scene in Istanbul. Tansu, the oldest of the transvestites, forces Kadri to work instead of living at her own expense. Kadri, now Berfin, begins to prostitute himself from now on. Cansu always sticks to Berfin, also when fleeing from her brothers. When she meets her brothers questioning the transvestites again in the transvestite scene, she decides to talk to them. Her brothers do not recognize her, nor does she reveal herself, but makes a meeting point and promises to bring Kadri to them. At the meeting point, she explains that she has not found Kadri, that they should end their search and return to their village with their children, which reveals their identity to their brothers. After some provocation by Kadri, he is shot by Mamo.
The film title refers primarily to the fate of Kadri, but also to the other fates, which are not very different from Kadri's fate in the film, which seeks to deal with several forms of discrimination. As a talisman, Kadri always carries a dried snowdrop with him, even in his dying scene he has the snowdrop at hand. For Kadri, snowdrops are the most courageous creatures. They always wanted to see the sun, even though they knew it would mean their death.
Havar conquers cancer. The family then decides to return to their village. In the final scene, Ramo thanks Mother State in a letter to the director of the children's home for the care in children's homes and hospitals, but at the same time he complains about Father State, about the hardship that separated the two fraternal peoples. He now wants to return to his village with his family and raise his children in the midst of the fighting.
criticism
kino.de:
"In" Günesi Gördüm - I saw the sun ", numerous interpersonal and personal problems that are associated with the violent resettlement problems and the total uprooting caused by the war are concentrated in individual storylines that are held together by the family."
cinema.de:
“The film contains some impressive acting performances and emotional scenes, but in the overall picture it is a failed film. Since Mahsun Kırmızıgül did not want to step on the tie, a strongly distorted picture of the situation of the Kurds in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey emerged."
filmreporter.de:
“Mahsun Kirmizigül's (“ Beyaz Melek - White Angel ”) drama was very successful in Turkey despite the delicate subject. The film deals with the military conflict between the Kurds and the Turks in eastern Turkey, the refugee situation and the consequences of resettlement. The director tries not to take sides, but to look at the topic neutrally. His goal is to call for more tolerance and peaceful coexistence between Kurds, Turks and other groups in Turkey. "
Trivia
- the film was shot in Turkey, Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria, Greece and Denmark
- 3,600 costumes were made, 2,000 Turkish and foreign extras were involved
- the premiere was in Ankara, the Minister of Education Ertuğrul Günay and the Minister of Justice Cemil Çiçek were present
Sources and individual references
- ↑ Milliyet article about Cemal Toktaş, the actor from Kadri / Berfin
- ↑ sinema.com ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ kino.de
- ↑ Entry on Güneşi Gördüm - I saw the sun at cinema.de , accessed on April 18, 2009.
- ↑ filmreporter.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ vaybee
